– Run 15 miles over seven Munros [a Munro is a Scottish mountain over 3000 ft]

– Kayak 7 miles back down Loch Tay

– Cycle 34 miles around Loch Tay

– Slice a watermelon in half with a sword then eat it to stop the clock

The Quadrathlon was featured on BBC Scotland's Adventure Show recently and my jaw gaped the whole time. I did two of those Munros and it took me all bloody day, but 200 mad bastards ran over seven plus all that swimming, kayaking and cycling and they were done before sunset.

It's not entirely serious though – there's stops along the way for cakes, hot chocolate and even fish and chips!

What Would Buffy Do? – "In the grand scheme of things, those few days where you're unable to exercise MEAN NOTHING. Rest. Feel better. Stay positive. You don't have to put yourself at a big success/failure crossroads every time something comes up." I love Skwigg.

The Cherry Slice Experiment – Cherry Ripes are an Australian sweet that I never ate during 24 years of Australian residency but developed a pathetic longing-for once I moved away. Fab food blog Where's The Beef tries a homemade version, four ways!

Drop the Boy – This has nothing at all to do with health & fitness but Keris brought it to my attention that Matt and Luke Goss of Bros fame turned 40 this week. FORTY! How could they be forty already? I can't answer that.

Jeez-o, I’m aiming for one Munro at first I think – at the moment I can’t even bike up a fairly gradual incline in Glasgow without feeling like I’m gonna puke at the other end! Though perhaps I shouldn’t cycle straight after a grande hazelnut macchiato :-s

Shauna. I was so sad that we missed in each during your recent trip to New York but hopefully we will meet in Europe within a few months. And what a cross-post that will be!

@Wendy: My dear, surgery you do not need. Personally I like to jiggle when I wiggle but for those of us with a little extra jiggle under the arms (joggle perhaps?) an arm bra actually exists!

Check out www dot Slimpressions dot com. Just to smooth the line a bit. Even if the dress fits my boobies, sometimes the arms are too narrow. Slimpressions, or something similar, is the perfect thing.

Love your perfect body. I reject the notion that there is no such thing as perfection. Perfection is not the exclusion of something that you don’t like, but rather the inclusion of everything. All bodies are perfect and beauty comes in many shapes and sizes. I understand wanting to lose weight and I encourage you to do whatever feels good but please darling, call me before you call a surgeon! We’ll have a couple of Cosmos at some fabulous New York City restaurant and everything will be better in the morning.

So, I finally tried a Cherry Ripe on my third trip to Australia and I have to say, it was okay, but I still prefer Cadbury’s Fruit n’ Nut or a delish Tim Tam over a Cherry Ripe any day. But then, I am not really a big cherry fan unless they are fresh off a tree. 🙂

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